Moi please and perhaps the Mr.
One never knows, though. I suspect we’ll cancel again on accounta the economy seems about to go Deep South and Mr. is worried.
Grumble.
We bailed on both of our long-anticipated vacas this year. The Mr. is doing many weekend kayaking trips to make up for it while I...am not. I’m still putting our house together after the move.
Grumble some more.

You are coming to Myrtle Beach. This is not negotiable.

Besides, you promised the birthday thread to buy me a beer. If the economy is bad, I’ll buy my own beer. But I wanna see you live in person to talk about Swannanoa!

"Hey! You know, we left this England place because it was bogus. So if we don't get some cool rules ourselves, pronto, we'll just be bogus too." - Thomas Jefferson

(including I have a torn rotator cuff and rheumatoid arthritis in my left shoulder,

Not to question the great and powerful Fog-Oz, but in the interest of truthiness, I doubt this is rheumatoid arthritis in a shoulder. RA is a systemic autoimmune disease like diabetes Type 1, only instead of killing your insulin-producing cells, it attacks the synovial fluid in your joints (and potentially down the road your blood vessels, heart, kidneys, and other organs). Unlike osteoarthritis (wear and tear with age and use), it's symmetrical — you get it in both hands, both knees, etc. The juvenile form can appear in infants, and adults develop it most commonly between 20 and 50. DMARDs and biologics can slow down the progress by inhibiting the body's attack on itself.

Bottom line: If a doctor told you you have rheumatoid arthritis in a shoulder, get a new doctor.

I bet the doctor, being a fine old Southern doctor treating a fine old Southern chicken, told Foggy he had “rheumatism” in his shoulder.

My idiot sister was told by her doctor that she had a fibroid tumor. Which made idiot sister think she had cancer because she heard tumor. So she told everyone she had uterine cancer. Then was too embarrassed to tell everyone it wasn’t cancer, so SHE FAKED HAVING IT.

"[Moderate] doesn't mean you don't have views. It just means your views aren't predictable ideologically one way or the other, and you're trying to follow the facts where they lead and reach your own conclusions."
-- Sen. King (I-ME)

I bet the doctor, being a fine old Southern doctor treating a fine old Southern chicken, told Foggy he had “rheumatism” in his shoulder.

My idiot sister was told by her doctor that she had a fibroid tumor. Which made idiot sister think she had cancer because she heard tumor. So she told everyone she had uterine cancer. Then was too embarrassed to tell everyone it wasn’t cancer, so SHE FAKED HAVING IT.

A fine old southern doctor would have called it “the rheumatiz.” And prescribed this:

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Edit: ETA: Oh my freaking God! Because people finding out you faked cancer is way less embarrassing than people finding out you were confused about your diagnosis.

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"Hey! You know, we left this England place because it was bogus. So if we don't get some cool rules ourselves, pronto, we'll just be bogus too." - Thomas Jefferson

My doctor, who is a specialist with long experience at Duke Health and has a stellar reputation, does only one thing - he fixes people's shoulders at the [url=https://www.dukehealth.org/locations/so ... der-center]Southeastern Orthopedics Shoulder Center[/url]. He's a shoulder specialist, and he assplained the difference between osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis quite well. He's sending me to get an MRI to get a better look at the joint, but he clearly said it was rheumatoid arthritis and a minor tear in the rotator cuff.

My primary care physician says this guy is the best there is, if you have a shoulder injury. I think I'm gonna go with the diagnosis I got from him.

On the bright side, I thought it was a forum injury, which would be embarrassing. I thought it was caused by excessively using my left arm for holding my tablet while I was spending the past 10 years reading this website, and typing with my right (I'm right-handed).

But he said no, it was probably an old football injury, from the years before 40 when I spent every fall and winter smashing my shoulder into other large mammals for 3 hours every Sunday playing touch football. That's a far manlier injury, and I'm stickin' with it.

Whatever. He said the joint is just about bone-on-bone, but he can fix it after he gets a load of the MRI. Even if it requires surgery, I'll be able to make it to the meetup, of course. I got this.

Of course, ol' Wifehorn Leghorn instantly decided that means I can't do Dancing with Barbells or Musical Asskicking for now.

"Doctor didn't say that."

"FOGGY! YOU CAN NOT LIFT WEIGHTS WITH A TORN ROTATOR CUFF!"

"That isn't what he said, and he's a doctor."

"FOGGY!"

... and back and forth like that for a minute or two until suddenly there was a corresponding minor tear in the space/time fabric of the Universe itself, and the most bullheaded woman on the planet decided to inform me "You are so stubborn!" breaking every irony meter everywhere forEVAR.

God never made a more stubborn woman. You'll see that if she comes to the meetup.

But I double-checked with the doc, and I have Dancing with Barbells at 9:30 this morning.

My doctor, who is a specialist with long experience at Duke Health and has a stellar reputation, does only one thing - he fixes people's shoulders at the [url=https://www.dukehealth.org/locations/so ... der-center]Southeastern Orthopedics Shoulder Center[/url]. He's a shoulder specialist, and he assplained the difference between osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis quite well. He's sending me to get an MRI to get a better look at the joint, but he clearly said it was rheumatoid arthritis and a minor tear in the rotator cuff.

He's not a rheumatologist? He didn't send you to one? He didn't send you to one for the blood tests for inflammation factors required for diagnosis?

Rheumatoid arthritis, or RA, is an autoimmune and inflammatory disease, which means that your immune system attacks healthy cells in your body by mistake, causing inflammation (painful swelling) in the affected parts of the body.

RA mainly attacks the joints, usually many joints at once. RA commonly affects joints in the hands, wrists, and knees.

Signs and symptoms of RA include:

Pain or aching in more than one joint.
Stiffness in more than one joint.
Tenderness and swelling in more than one joint.The same symptoms on both sides of the body (such as in both hands or both knees).
Weight loss.Fever.
Fatigue, or tiredness.
Weakness.

RA is diagnosed by reviewing symptoms, conducting a physical examination, and doing X-rays and lab tests. It’s best to diagnose RA early—within 6 months of the onset of symptoms—so that people with the disease can begin treatment to slow or stop disease progression (for example, damage to joints). Diagnosis and effective treatments, particularly treatment to suppress or control inflammation, can help reduce the damaging effects of RA.

A doctor or a team of doctors who specialize in care of RA patients should diagnose and treat RA. This is especially important because the signs and symptoms of RA are not specific and can look like signs and symptoms of other inflammatory joint diseases. Doctors who specialize in arthritis are called rheumatologists, and they can make the correct diagnosis. To find a provider near you, visit the database of rheumatologistsExternal on the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) website.

From what you say this is an interesting case of rheumatoid arthritis.

I bet the doctor, being a fine old Southern doctor treating a fine old Southern chicken, told Foggy he had “rheumatism” in his shoulder.

My idiot sister was told by her doctor that she had a fibroid tumor. Which made idiot sister think she had cancer because she heard tumor. So she told everyone she had uterine cancer. Then was too embarrassed to tell everyone it wasn’t cancer, so SHE FAKED HAVING IT.

A fine old southern doctor would have called it “the rheumatiz.” And prescribed this:

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Edit: ETA: Oh my freaking God! Because people finding out you faked cancer is way less embarrassing than people finding out you were confused about your diagnosis.

I have "the rheumatiz" AKA fibromyalgia. The pictured prescription works! I prefer a champagne bottle with said ingredients.

So I finally got the reservation instructions about 10 minutes ago, and again it listed only various types of rooms with two double beds. Wrong-o-rama.

I called the lady who's setting it up, and told her some of us will need at least queen size beds. She says there's only doubles and kings. So I say fine, can we have some rooms with king size beds available.

This will take until tomorrow morning to set up. Just a bit more patience, and by tomorrow afternoon I hope to have a finalized set of reservation instructions.

Again, apologies for the delay. But I'm not giving up until it's right.

On the bright side, you don't have to arrange for fruit baskets and a dozen bottle of water in every room.

WHAT????

"[Moderate] doesn't mean you don't have views. It just means your views aren't predictable ideologically one way or the other, and you're trying to follow the facts where they lead and reach your own conclusions."
-- Sen. King (I-ME)

So I finally got the reservation instructions about 10 minutes ago, and again it listed only various types of rooms with two double beds. Wrong-o-rama.

I called the lady who's setting it up, and told her some of us will need at least queen size beds. She says there's only doubles and kings. So I say fine, can we have some rooms with king size beds available.

You wild and crazy kids. What happened to traditional values?

We are told by LE: If you see something, say something. -- I agree.If you see something, video record it, uploaded it, and say something!

1.0 star rating 3/31/2019
THIS PLACE WAS A TOTAL RIP OFF! FIRST OF ALL, MY WIFE AND I CHECKED IN LAST MONDAY AND CHECKED OUT A DAY EARLY SO WE CAN RETURN TO CHARLOTTE FOR HER DOCTOR APPOINTMENT. SHE IS 8 MONTHS PREGNANT. WE DECIDED ON STAYING HERE FOR 2 REASONS, FIRST BEING THAT WE WERE TOLD A GOOD PRICE AND SECONDLY WE WERE ON A LIMITED TIME FRAME TO CHECK IN TO A PLACE CONSIDERING WE GOT DOWN KINDA LATE. I CHECKED THE WEEKLY ROOM OUT BEFORE WE DECIDED TO COMMIT TO STAYING FOR A WEEK CONSIDERING THEY HAVE A BIG SIGN AT THE FRONT DESK THATS SAYS "NO REFUNDS". ONE OF THE 2 A/C WINDOW UNITS DID NOT WORK, NEITHER DID EITHER OF THE 2 MICROWAVES THAT WERE IN THE ROOM. AFTER CHECKING IN WE COULDNT FIND THE REMOTE FOR THE TV SO MY WIFE CALLED THE FRONT DESK (FROM HER CELL PHONE CONSIDERING THEY DONT EVEN HAVE PHONES IN THE ROOMS). THEY TOLD HER THAT WE HAVE TO "GO BUY OUR OWN REMOTE"......SERIOUSLY? THE ROOMS ARE OLD OF COURSE, I DONT WANT TO BASH THEM TOO MUCH ON THESE ASPECTS CONSIDERING WE DID CHECK THE ROOM OUT BEFORE WE DECIDED TO STAY SO OBVIOUSLY WE KNEW WHAT WE WERE GETTING INTO. I DID NOT HOWEVER KNOW THAT THE ACTUAL WINDOWS FACING THE FRONT BALCONY ARE IN FACT NOT WINDOWS AT ALL BUT RATHER CHEAP, THIN PIECES OF PLASTIC CUT-OUT. THEY LITERALLY POP RIGHT OUT OF THE WINDOW FRAMES. I GUESS THE THING THAT UPSET US THE MOST AND THE REASON WE WILL NEVER EVEN CONSIDER STAYING AGAIN IS THE FACT THAT THEY ARE CROOKS AND LIARS. When we checked in the lady (her name was Debra) charged me a $50 security deposit and a $10 key fee (the locks are old school, real turn style keys). I returned the key and we did not damage the room or take anything that did not belong to us but the lady (old white woman from up north) would not give me my money back. She said that they "only refund half of the security deposit" when you check out. So instead of giving me my $60 back, we were only given $35. When I informed this woman that I was told that I would be getting my full $60 back as long as the key was returned and nothing stolen etc. She said "It says in the contract that we only return half of your deposit"....LADY - HOW DOES THAT EVEN MAKE ANY SENSE!? If it is a DEPOSIT then it is technically my money until it is forfeited by us (which again, key was returned and nothing stolen/damaged). Unfortunately we did not have time to wait around for the police but this is THEFT! I found my receipt in the car about 10 mins after we left and upon reading it we discovered that it says NOTHING about keeping half of the security deposit. I honestly do not care about the money as much as I do the principle. This is at best a very dishonest and misleading business tactic and at worst probably criminal. I forgot to mention, when we initially checked in we were given one price and then after we went to look at the room (after I had already given the lady my money) she called the "owner" and said that the price JUST went up. Thus I was stuck with really no options. We feel duped. I would not have posted this review but the whole deposit thing is the straw that broke the camel's back. Not to mention the pool is a literal cess pool, no pun intended. It is full of disgusting trash and dirty water and other assorted nastiness. The door barely stays shut and you have to wiggle the key and work the knob simultaneously considering the room had previously either been raided by the police or someone had kicked the door in to rob someone or something because there is a bullet hole in the door that goes all the way through to the closet wall inside. So perhaps someone was even murdered in room 220 of the Aquarius "Family" Motel. Again, we SORT OF knew what we were getting into beforehand but had no idea the extent that these people would go to just to save a few pennies. Our necks and backs have been sore for days and there are no dishes or silverware or anything to cook with, so what good is paying for a 'kitchen". I'd appreciate an apology and my money back!

Yeah, the Aquarius is where we finally decided to stay, IIRC. I couldn't find any place cheaper. But check out your room pretty thoroughly before you unpack or anything.

It's going to be awesome. Just a few helpful friendly tips:

1. Don't stay in Room 220.
2. Don't use the Pool.
3. Bring your own Remote Control.
4. Bring a Portable Fan because the Air Conditioners may not be working.
5. Same for the Microwave Ovens... Good idea to bring one if you have a countertop model.
6. Bring your own Pots, Pans, Silverware and Plates.
7. Don't expect to get your Deposit back.
8. They may raise the price when you're checking in.
9 Since the Windows to the Front Balcony are just light plastic, don't lean on them or count on them in a hurricane.

A bit of preparation, and you're on your way to a magical trip at the Aquarius Family Resort!